Opposing Mercosur trade deal a ‘red line’ for Independent Ireland to enter governmentFinish line in sight for pact between EU and group of South American countries, says European Commission chief Ursula von der LeyenThu Dec 05 2024 - 19:04
Fianna Fáil seeking to reclaim old Leinster House meeting rooms from Fine GaelParty requests return to coveted fifth-floor meeting rooms, which it lost in 2011, now its Dáil numbers have risenThu Dec 05 2024 - 16:52
Fianna Fáil’s policing agenda set to trigger coalition spat over justice portfolioMisgivings among Martin’s TDs over Fine Gael leader’s plan for a department of infrastructureThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Eight Independent TDs banding together to form new Regional Group in Dáil Purpose of move is to maximise speaking rights, and individual members are free to engage in government-formation talksWed Dec 04 2024 - 18:18
Fianna Fáil’s election result must be reflected in composition of next government, Martin says Sinn Féin leader believes Fianna Fáil ‘shaping up themselves with Fine Gael as a junior party’ to form coalitionWed Dec 04 2024 - 16:38
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to renew push for government formation talks with IndependentsThere is a renewed push from within both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to hold serious negotiations with Independent TDsWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:32
Who are the Independent TDs and what price their support in a coalition?Independents countrywide emerging as best bet for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to form the next coalitionWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:00
Analysis: Which Independents are best placed to make a deal to go into government?Should Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael come calling, there seems to be no shortage of Independents ready to offer a deal for their support to governmentTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
Fine Gael lays out condition for coalition deal with Fianna Fáil as counting finishes in Election 2024General election results: Fianna Fáil is the biggest party in the Dáil with 48 seats, with Sinn Féin on 39 and Fine Gael on 38Tue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
FF and FG must decide if Labour or Independents are ‘realistic partners’, says LowryMichael Lowry indicates he is open to supporting next government while Independent Ireland say they would want policies addressed before discussing ministerial positionsMon Dec 02 2024 - 22:06
Social Democrats candidate who lost out on seat considering ‘options’ over ballot paper blunderElisa O’Donovan’s name was further down the ballot paper than it should have beenMon Dec 02 2024 - 12:50
Winners and losers in general election 2024Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorateSun Dec 01 2024 - 23:04
Election claims number of ministers’ seats as Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly look set to lose outFianna Fáil Minister for Health won just 6 per cent of first preference votes as his Cabinet colleague and constituency rival Simon Harris topped the pollSun Dec 01 2024 - 22:25
Independents line up with enthusiasm to agree deals to support the next government Electorate did not back Independents at level suggested by polling during the campaign but they could still play major role in 34th DáilSun Dec 01 2024 - 20:46
Election 2024 key race alerts: We analyse the counts that matter mostElection 2024: As the next Dáil and government begin to take shape, here are races telling the story of the electionSun Dec 01 2024 - 15:52
Majority of Independent voters would have backed candidate even if they were in a political party - exit pollElection 2024: Results indicate identity of candidate is slightly more important to voters than political partySat Nov 30 2024 - 15:00
More than half of voters made up their minds during election campaign, according to exit poll53 per cent of respondents also view most politicians as trustworthySat Nov 30 2024 - 10:01
Irish Times political reporters pick their moments of the 2024 election campaignSimon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unpreparedSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
Exit poll suggests Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be in driving seat to re-establish coalitionSinn Féin could well finish first in the popular vote for the second time in a row, but face another five years in oppositionSat Nov 30 2024 - 00:04
Election 2024 updates: Simon Harris conducts last-minute Dublin canvass as campaign enters final stretch Mary Lou McDonald signals that Sinn Féin voters should give transfers to Social Democrats and People Before ProfitThu Nov 28 2024 - 20:53
General election: Mary Lou McDonald indicates Sinn Féin voters should transfer to Social Democrats or PBPRival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling dayThu Nov 28 2024 - 19:16
Offaly constituency candidates list: Even without a Cowen in the race, it would be big upset if Fianna Fáil lost outElection 2024: Former Sinn Féin member Carol Nolan says there are no safe seats in newly recast three-seaterThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:32
Limerick County constituency candidates list: Difficult to see any result other than the return of three incumbentsElection 2024: Pressure on services at University Hospital Limerick a major concern in the countyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:29
Limerick City constituency candidates list: Biggest issue is concern over services at University Hospital LimerickElection 2024: Almost half the candidates also contested the race to become Ireland’s first directly elected mayorThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28
Laois constituency candidates list: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the electionThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28
Kildare South constituency candidates list: Fianna Fáil senator may benefit from Sinn Féin in-fighting Election 2024: Fine Gael junior minister Martin Heydon seeking re-election and should get over the line handily enoughThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28
Kildare North constituency candidates list: Transfers between Coalition parties could see one of them return second TDElection 2024: Impending retirement of Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy sees a gap open up in the constituencyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:27
Dublin West constituency candidates list: Fine Gael Senator has decent chance of picking up Varadkar seatElection 2024: Sinn Féin TD Paul Donnelly should be returned, but it might be a big ask for the party to take two seatsThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:17
Dublin Fingal East constituency candidates list: Three incumbents will prove hard to shift in new three-seaterElection 2024: Sinn Féin’s Ann Graves will have an uphill battle if she is to take a seat in the constituencyThu Nov 28 2024 - 09:12
‘T’was the day before polling: Will politicians get a stocking full of votes or lump of coal?Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign has biggest parties almost tiedThu Nov 28 2024 - 08:25
Election’s youngest candidates: ‘Give me one chance. If I’m no good get rid of me’ The oldest and youngest candidates in the campaign give their reasons for standing in Election 2024Thu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
Taoiseach refuses to be drawn if Fine Gael claimed worker who confronted him had Sinn Féin allegianceHarris and Fine Gael have come under mounting pressure to provide more detail on who contacted RTÉWed Nov 27 2024 - 20:40
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns doing ‘incredible job’ campaigning while pregnantSenior party TD Jennifer Whitmore: ‘Women have babies ... we have to support them if we want more women to run’Wed Nov 27 2024 - 19:00
Bertie Ahern on campaign trail for Mary Fitzpatrick in his old stamping roundRapprochement between the pair evident as senator seeks to win back seat for Fianna Fáil in ultra-competitive Dublin Central constituencyTue Nov 26 2024 - 19:00
Election crucial for economy ‘like no other in my lifetime’, Paschal Donohoe says Minister for Public Expenditure says political stability is key due to growing instability across the worldTue Nov 26 2024 - 16:29
Sinn Féin plan for affordable homes will meet lending requirements, Ó Broin saysPlan ‘would provide banks with the exact same security as the current government schemes do’, says party’s housing spokesmanMon Nov 25 2024 - 15:05
Disability worker says she was ‘shaken’ and in tears after exchange with Simon HarrisTaoiseach says he ‘feels really bad’ about an interaction with Charlotte FallonSat Nov 23 2024 - 21:00
Dublin ‘still has its challenges’ a year on from riot, says Minister for JusticeSome 56 ‘persons of interest’ in rioting now identified after Garda release of 99 imagesSat Nov 23 2024 - 20:20
Taoiseach says dinner meeting between Donohoe and Ryanair boss was not lobbyingSimon Harris said he does not think he has ever met Michael O’LearySat Nov 23 2024 - 18:07
Minister for Justice praises Nikita Hand’s bravery after victory in civil action against Conor McGregorSupport across the political spectrum for Dublin woman who was awarded almost €250,000 in damages after High Court jury found that she was raped by Conor McGregorSat Nov 23 2024 - 15:01
Sinn Féin asks Sipo if it declared previous election spending correctlyParty’s online spending has significantly decreased over the course of the general election campaign, new figures showSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
How much does it cost to run a general election campaign?Election 2024 has the potential to be the highest-spending election of recent yearsSat Nov 23 2024 - 00:01
Paschal Donohoe defends dinner meeting with Ryanair boss Michael O’LearyFine Gael Minister insists it is possible for him to have a purely social dinner meeting with airline chiefFri Nov 22 2024 - 16:04
Is a left-wing party alliance dead in the water?Inside Politics: Fine Gael leader raises concerns about stability of a coalition involving four, five or even six partiesFri Nov 22 2024 - 07:59
Bacik dismisses ‘glitterball budget’ as she promises Labour will protect household incomesLabour leader says one-off payments ‘simply not sustainable as a way of addressing a cost-of-living crisis’Fri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Election 2024 live updates: Fianna Fáil says Dublin not safe under Fine Gael justice ministers as it launches manifesto for cityGreen Party promises a new Office of Punctuality and Reliability to oversee public transport servicesThu Nov 21 2024 - 17:12
Temperatures plummet on election campaign trail amid blizzard of political promisesWhile plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housingThu Nov 21 2024 - 08:09
Greens and Labour clash over track record as Coalition junior partnersRoderic O’Gorman said his party ‘with 12 TDs has been able to deliver more’ than Labour with 37Wed Nov 20 2024 - 18:07
More than €6bn hole in Sinn Féin affordable housing plan, claims Fianna FáilOpposition party reacts to FF over record destitution, rising house prices and ‘out of control’ rentsMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:32
Junior minister’s remarks on McEntee’s maternity leave replacements ‘completely misinterpreted’, says TánaisteFianna Fáil and Fine Gael embroiled in election campaign row over law and orderMon Nov 18 2024 - 17:09
